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Lionel Richie credits an inexplicable 'gift' for his music success

He’s one of the most famous singer-songwriters in America. But Lionel Richie says he can’t read music. The author of such hits as "Easy,” “Endless Love,” “Sail On,” and “Three Times a Lady,” can’t explain how he does it though he landed No. 1 hits on the charts for nine…

Tribune News Service

Joe Messina obituary

Jazz-trained guitarist whose playing made a vital contribution to the sound of Motown hits of the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

‘She was the glue that held the Supremes together’: Mary Wilson remembered

Sidelined by Diana Ross, the Motown star suffered other setbacks besides – but as a new box set shows, her talent and tenacity deserves to be remembered

The Guardian - UK

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Gladys Knight says secret to looking so good at 77 is being with the love of her life

Motown legend Gladys Knight opens up on her stellar journey to fame, her famous friends, and how she's enjoying the best love of her life at 77

Daily Mirror

Lionel Richie recalls being criticized as ‘not Black enough’ during launch of his crossover solo career

Although he’s one of the most iconic artists to come out of Motown Records, Lionel Richie encountered racially-related criticism early in his career.

Tribune News Service

'Temptations 60' arrives: Hear Motown group's new album, watch documentary series

DETROIT — You might say it was an album six decades in the making.

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Meat Loaf sang for Motown, got start in Detroit before 'Bat Out of Hell' fame

DETROIT — Well before the platinum records and packed arenas, Meat Loaf was a striving singer with a stint in Detroit and an obscure Motown release under his belt.

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R. Dean Taylor, who gave Motown one of its top hits by a white artist, dies at 82

TORONTO — Standing in the shadows of Motown legends, late Canadian singer-songwriter R. Dean Taylor was the outlier.

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